Blessed Clare Agolanti of Rimini

Also known as

• Chiara Agolanti
• Clare of Rimini
• Clara of Rimini
• Klara of Rimini

Memorial

• 10 February

Profile

Born to the nobility. Married twice, she spent most of her time in dissolute, sinful pleasures. When her father and brother were executed in civil disturbances, Clare changed her life completely. She became a Franciscan tertiary and founded a convent, though she never became a nun. In an attempt to make up for her earlier life, she practiced penances that were considered extreme even by 14th century standards.

Born

• 1282 at Rimini, Italy

Died

• 10 February 1344 at Rimini, Italy of natural causes
• interred at the convent she founded

Beatified

• 22 December 1784 by Pope Pius VI (cultus confirmed)

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Encyclopedia
• Kirken i Norge
• New Catholic Dictionary
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Wikipedia

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Clare Agolanti of Rimini“. Saints.SQPN.com. 9 February 2013. Web. 18 May 2013. <>